This paper summarises the debate about mandatory sentencing, outlines various measures adopted in New South Wales to place limits on judicial discretion in sentencing, and reviews mandatory sentencing laws in other Australian jurisdictions.

This paper presents historical trends in housing prices, with a particular focus on the supply and demand factors in NSW that have contributed to the strong price growth over the past two decades. Introduction: In the last few decades, house prices in Australia have risen significantly faster than average household incomes. Most of the increase...

Introduction: In recent years, most States and Territories have enacted legislation that gives authorities greater powers to tackle gang related crime. Often the stated aims of governments when introducing such laws has been to target the activities of motorcycle clubs (sometimes referred to as “outlaw motorcycle gangs”). However, the legislation itself almost never refers specifically...

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate what proportion of domestic violence (DV) victims who seek help from DV services choose not to report the violence to police and to investigate factors and reasons associated with non-reporting. Method: Data was collected by interviewing 300 victims attending DV services. The interview was conducted by...

This paper provides a variety of stakeholder perspectives on domestic gas reservation, while also discussing the costs and benefits at a theoretical and conceptual level. Part One of this paper sets out background material to the discussion of domestic gas reservation. Australia’s gas markets are described together with an overview of the gas supply chain...